For Catholics in Nicaragua, 2024 Has Been ‘Tragic on Every Level’
In 2024 Nicaragua’s Ortega regime continues persecuting Catholic leaders and censoring expressions of Christian faith.
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Tag: Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa
Bishop Rolando Álvarez Is Exiled from Nicaragua
After 500 days in detention, Bishops Rolando Álvarez was released and sent to Rome along with another bishop and 17 priests and seminarians.
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Nicaragua Freezes Jesuit University’s Accounts
The administration of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua has blocked activity on the accounts of the Jesuit-run Central American University.
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Nicaraguan Regime Sentences Bishop Álvarez to 26 Years in Prison
Bishop Rolando Álvarez was sentenced to prison in Nicaragua after defying President Daniel Ortega by refusing to go into exile.
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Nicaragua Convicts Churchmen in Secret Trial
In a closed trial, Nicaragua’s government convicted seven church workers, including three...
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Nicaraguans in Exile Tell of President Ortega’s Abuses
Now settled in Indiannapolis, Nicaraguan families who fled their country because of repression by Daniel Ortega’s administration speak about their ordeals.
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Arrest of Nicaraguan Bishop Causes Outcry
As Pope Francis calls for dialogue, international Church leaders and Nicaraguan Catholics speak out against the arrest of Bishop Álvarez.
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Missionaries of Charity Expelled from Nicaragua
Mother Teresa’s sisters, the Missionaries of Charity, are kicked out of Nicaragua as repression worsens under President Daniel Ortega.
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